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St Ives 'Art cabinets' at Porthmeor
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A street art project for St Ives! Creating colourful cabinets opposite Porthmeor beach & very close to the Tate gallery where inspiration for these designs originated from. Inspired by artists such as Terry Frost, Barbara Hepworth & Patrick Heron.
Brightening up a untidy corner of the town with murals of colours & bold graphic shapes.
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2024 review in pictures
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A look back at what we did in 2024 in & around Cornwall. Sharing some of my inspiration, interests & achievements throughout the year. -
Inspired by RUST
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One of the things which inspire my work is RUST! I thought I would share a few images & also mention a new studio on the horizon. -
Secret gardens of St Ives
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On the weekend of 22nd & 23rd June 2024 we took part in the annual Secret Gardens of St Ives event. We welcomed 120 visitors to our little Cornish garden & opened the studio too. A successful fundraising event for local charity St Ives Community Fund. -
#100daysofbeachfinds
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Another #100dayproject just completed! This time my theme was #100daysofbeachfinds incorporating a beach walk/clean to collect the source material then a daily drawing of some of those finds. Man-made & natural items combined to create a collection of postcard sized images. -
A 50p Troika vase!
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A brief history of Troika pottery with examples of the pieces in our own small collection. -
Meet the cat clan
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An introduction to our 'cat clan' - family of cats in St Ives. Meet Timmy, Sidney Six Diners, Barnaby the Chonk & Treacle Soft Paws each with their own character. St Ives has a cat connection - not just in our house. -
Our Ponckle connection
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With our move across St Ives to Ponckle's gallery we wanted to share our collection & a brief history of her interesting life with cats of course! -
2023 - A year of development
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A look back at what we got up to during 2023 in the gallery & around Cornwall. An enjoyable year of exploring new ideas. -
Barbara Hepworth sketchbook course
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After a three day course with Hilary Jean Gibson, through the St Ives School of Painting, I created a sketchbook of observations made at the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden. Here I am sharing some of the pages & ideas. -
Metallic texture metalwork
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My latest work 'Metallic texture' is a combination of unique copper & brass designs. Each individual cut out piece has a one-off surface. Inspired by Barbara Hepworth & Troika pottery the framed assemblages have a 'retro' feel. -
Sharing my design process
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I thought I would document my design process for a new collection of jewellery which has been several years in the making. Creating the 'master' patterns from metal which will be reproduced using the lost wax casting process.
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